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Highway Engineering problems

  • 1. If V is speed in km/hour and R is radius of the curve, the superelevation e is equal to

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  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.
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  • 2. For a poorly graded sub-grade soil, thickness of sub-base, is

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  • A. 10 cm
  • B. 15 cm
  • C. 20 cm
  • D. 25 cm
  • E. 30 cm
    • Discuss
  • 3. If N is deviation angle, the length L, of a parabolic vertical curve for safe stopping distance S, is

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  • A.
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  • E. both (a) and (b)
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  • 4. Longitudinal pavement lines marked broken in white paint

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  • A. are for the guidance of the drivers
  • B. are not to be crossed over
  • C. may be crossed over at the discretion of the driver
  • D. all the above.
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  • 5. In scanty rainfall regions, the camber provided will be

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  • A. nil
  • B. flatter
  • C. steeper
  • D. None of these.
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  • 6. Roughness index of roads, is expressed as

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  • A. size of the stone on the pavement
  • B. number of patches on the pavement
  • C. cumulative deformation of surface per horizontal distance
  • D. type of the road surface.
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  • 7. On most smooth hard surfaced roads, rolling resistance to moving vehicles, ranges from

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  • A. 5 kg to 7 kg/tonne
  • B. 7 kg to 9 kg/tonne
  • C. 9 kg to 11 kg/tonne
  • D. 11 kg to 13 kg/tonne
  • E. none of these.
    • Discuss
  • 8. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following. The width of the right-of-way is decided so as to accommodate

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  • A. formation width
  • B. side slopes
  • C. horizontal curve
  • D. vertical curve
  • E. provision of future widening.
    • Discuss
  • 9. The safe stopping sight distance D, may be computed from the equation

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  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.
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  • 10. The type of curves generally provided on highways, is

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  • A. critical curve
  • B. transition curve
  • C. vertical curve
  • D. all the above.
    • Discuss

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